Match of the Day host decries Stoke-on-Trent North MP’s claim he called constituents ‘racist bigots’
Gary Lineker has described accusations that he called northern voters “racist bigots” as “outrageous and dangerously provocative”.in response to comments made by the Conservative MP Jonathan Gullis.
Speaking about Rishi Sunak’s recent legislation on small boats, he said: “[It is] certainly tough and upset all the right people in the right places as far as I’m concerned. “Those are the people I don’t care upsetting, because those are the people who want to call people up here racist bigots, Nazis, like Gary Lineker has done.”
Lineker also replied, writing: “No he hasn’t and never would. This is outrageous and dangerously provocative.”director general, Tim Davie, announced that Lineker would be returning to present Match of the Day on Saturday.
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